Clark Atlanta University - Panther Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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Board Names Cole New President By Anita Canada STAFF WRITER Clark College'» Board of Trustees recently unanimously voted Dr Thomas W Cole Jr av the school'» new president. According to Carl VVarc. Board chairman, Dr Cole wav selected Irom a field of more than 100 candidate». Dr Cole Mid. I'm excited about Clark and the role it plays in the Atlanta University Center. Me added. The first thing I want to do iv encourage student». faculty member» and stall to help me avccrtain where wc are in term» ol progretv. This will give me an idea av to where I need to begin Student conernv about housing and curriculum have peaked the interest of Clark'» new president. Me vaid he plan» to get to the core of the College'» iseedsand bring» with him a longli»t ol ptofcsvional experience Dr Cole led» that an effective administration requires the team approach A group that work» together in the best interest of the vtudcr.lv and invtitulion lets everyone know wliat'v gomg on and how to shape ihingv in the future.'' he said A former resident of Atlanta. Dr. Cole's roots run deep within Atlanta University where he sersed from I9M until the winter of 19S2. He aimed at Al as a professor ol chemistty. was named ch airman of the Chemistry l epattmenl in 19? I and promoted to vice president of Academic Allan sand prososl in 1979. Aftet leaving AU. Dr. Cole served av president of West Virgins State College. In ho current post as Chancellor of the West Virginia Board of Regents. Dr. Cole ts one of onh two BUcks lo head a stale university sysiem One of Dr. Cole's goal» 1» to bung in additional monies to upgrade building» and ground, especially student facilities lie said. CUrk has an enormous potential to capture prisate and ledtial funds. The Board of Trustees has already stressed tome the problem of student housing, so this is a priority. he added Aside Horn brick and mortat. Dr Cole has concern for the decline in BUcks seeking higher education and he's concerned about the marketability of Blacks who do enroll, giaduate and seek careers. Me said. “Bcingai CUrk willgise me a better bam to address these problems and develop strategies to prevent them from rising. Dr Cole said he pUnv 10 do this by establnhmg a serse of committees, comprised of faculty members and outside sources, to help shape, refine and enhance all departments Me added Doing so will better prepare students for ihe job market and provide CUrk with more of a national perspective.” A product of a Black college himself. Dr Cole graduated with honors from Wiley College in Marshall. Texav In addition, he Isolds a Ph D degrceinorganicchemisttyfromthe University of Chicago and has served as a visiting professor ai Jackson State University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois Speaking of why he feels Dr Cole would make a goisd president. Board chairman Ware said. “Dr. Cole is one of the most outstanding leadets in higher education in America Hi» experience and dedication to excellence in Black colleges and universities is particuUrly noteworthy He brings to CUrk. ihercforc. a unique blend of high professional standard», excellent fund-raising ability and a strong grasp of administrative and management skills. He also has the peopic-to-pcoplc skills that's needed for CUrk in the decade ahead. Ware added. I hope that the student body, alumni, faculty, tuff and entire Clark College family join us (members of the Board! in greeting with open aims the arrival of Dr. Cole. I challenge every Modern to attend the opening convocation and greet the coming of a great president “ Dr Cole will assume his duties sometime after the first of the year. Prior to this time, he will make periodic visit» to the campus, adding that. I w.ll be very visible! He will repUce Dr Elias Blake who resigned effective June 30. He and his wife. Brenda, a graduate of Spclman College. AtUnu University and Emory University Law School, have two children 4

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Clark Celebrates Founders Day Panel Stresses Importance Of Education By Meredith I an ton STAFF WRITER loday nun) students attend college primarily to get better job According to a Clark. College alumnus. student should also go 10 school with the intentions of getting a good education because 'education is power!” In ii seminar entitled, F.ducatmg Our Youth: An Agenda hot Achicsemcnt. Or Moses Norman, a 1957 graduate, nut only emphasized that education is the key. but alto raised some pertinent questions I or example, he asked. Which youth, and whose south should be educated? Me also asked. Should the education be an agenda or an action plan?” l)r. Norman, who is now superintendent of Area I. the Atlanta Public Schools, suggested that educating the 50 percent of America's youth who do not attend college would be a beginning Me said, in 1970. V. percent of Blacks attend college, howeser. last year 25 percent attended Norman said if educators begin with the youths who do not attend college, that they would also reach the endangered species (Black males) At Clark tins ratio ol females to males is fisc to one Norris Tomlinson III. a panelist and a 1985 Clark graduate, said. “1 he agenda of achievement should contain an objective. content, a method, material and an evaluation. The objectisc should be to provide independent, analyti- cal thinkers ” Another panelist. Dr Larry Farsin. Clark's interim dean ol Academic Alfairs and a 1971 alumnus, commented that education is the avenue to take Me said he had been asked which education is better: one in the liberal arts or one that i career-oriented. Me said he could only conclude that there isMinpIs no difference between the two because “a liberal arts education gives you career orientation “ Dr Julius Stoll Jr address audit net at the tchooTi Uhh Founder's Day Convocation. The flats oj I9M Osten as Dr. Juliut Scott Jr. commemorates Clark's forefathers. Panel discusses the importance of education at the Founder's Das seminar. Speaker Praises Black Colleges By Betty Walters COSTRIBI TING WRITER Members of the Clark College family were told at the recent Founders Day Convoca- tion that historically, the Black college has many merits. Dr Julius S Scott. Asso- ciate (icncral Secretary of the Hoard of Higher kducation and Ministry of Ihc Lnitcd Methodist Church, spoke briefly bur passionately to a crowd of several hundred alumni, faculty, staff and students in the Vivian W. Henderson gymnasium I uesday. According to Dr Scott, the existence of Ihc Black college i constantly being challenged in our society, and Ik answered that challenge by offering several explanations as to why the Black college is important lie insisted that Black colleges ate necessary because they contribute to the academic and social well-being of students Black colleges should exist, not because they are Black, but because they arc good. he said Academic excellence is not ethnic. In addition. Dr. Scott contended that the existence of Black colleges represents the growing trend in America towards allowing all racial groups the freedom to express themselves and exhibit their talents in a positive manner Black colleges reflect the pluralism and diversity of America. he explained Black colleges exist to prose to students that nothing is out of their reach, and to reassure ihem thar many of their forefathers have accomplished great things, he said ■'Students in Black colleges are inspired to rise above the limits set by society I hey ate given positive role models and are stimulated to excel because of the new opportunities they ate offered. he added Dr Scott received his Ph.I) Irom Boston University, and has luught at several institu- tions. including Spclman College 6